日本经济萧条持续了十年 ,2 0 0 2年初景气终于探底 ,进入2 0 0 3年以后 ,继续保持回升势头。此次景气回升既有经济周期性的原因 ,也有美国、东亚经济好转给日本带来的恩泽 ,同时与“小泉改革”也不无关系。这次景气回升是企业设备投资扩大带动的 ,标志着日本经济向自律性复苏的方向迈进了一大步 ,但并不意味着日本经济已经复苏 Japan’s economic depression lasted for ten years. At the beginning of 2002, the economy finally bottomed out and after 2003, it continued its upward trend. The economic rebound has both the economic cyclical reasons as well as the grace that the U.S. and East Asian economies have brought to Japan and the “Koizumi reform.” The boom is driven by the expansion of investment in business equipment, marking a major step toward Japan’s self-regulatory recovery but does not mean Japan’s economy has recovered